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peachfront fully equipped rock polisher Stones have begun to speak, because an ear is there to hear them. Member since August 2010 Posts: 1,745	drilled it! Mar 24, 2012 20:00:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peachfront on Mar 24, 2012 20:00:41 GMT -5 I did it! I drilled a hole in a stone. This material is Wild Horse Jasper, am I right? Whew.
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hulagrub spending too much on rocks Member since October 2009 Posts: 256	drilled it! Mar 24, 2012 21:50:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hulagrub on Mar 24, 2012 21:50:51 GMT -5 Cool looking no matter what kind of picture jasper! Nice job!
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rockingthenorth fully equipped rock polisher Member since January 2012 Posts: 1,637	drilled it! Mar 24, 2012 22:36:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockingthenorth on Mar 24, 2012 22:36:07 GMT -5 nice I can't wait to drill one might try tomorrow
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helens no longer being taken for granite Member since January 2012 Posts: 8,794	drilled it! Mar 25, 2012 0:11:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by helens on Mar 25, 2012 0:11:56 GMT -5 Congrats!!! That's awsome:)!!

talkingstones has started giving rock gifts we moved Member since July 2011 Posts: 3,139	drilled it! Mar 26, 2012 7:10:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by talkingstones on Mar 26, 2012 7:10:37 GMT -5 Beautiful job! Congratulations! Cathy

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drilled it! Mar 26, 2012 10:25:18 GMT -5

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Post by deb193redux on Mar 26, 2012 10:25:18 GMT -5

welcome to a new level.

did you use hand held or drill press, and did you squire or submerge in water. What size drill bit? Was it solid or core? Did you have any trouble with the bit walking around when 1st starting?

How long did it take?

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drilled it! Mar 26, 2012 14:13:17 GMT -5

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Post by peachfront on Mar 26, 2012 14:13:17 GMT -5

My husband is the first victim, er, experimenter, and he ascertained that a hand held Dremel was too much of a PITA so he got a drill press and made several drills with that set-up before he turned it over to me. Worked wet, core drill. Yes, the bit does walk some even though it's held in a sort of clamping thingy. We're still working on that part of it. Doesn't take long, a couple, three minutes, at least if you're asking how long did it take me to drill this actual hole. To figure out what the heck we were doing and how exactly we wanted to set it up, I'd say hubby has been working on that part of it for months. Yikes!!! Will practice some more holes next weekend...Oh, size, shoot, I already forgot, but it's good-sized. I want to say 3/8 inch. Reason: The plan is to create rather large, casual pieces that can be worn on a leather cord.

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deb193redux In Memoriam RIP Daniel Bontempo (1959 - 2022) Member since September 2007 Posts: 6,010	drilled it! Mar 26, 2012 15:55:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by deb193redux on Mar 26, 2012 15:55:19 GMT -5 I think core drils will walk less, cut quicker, and last linger, - but you cannot get them as small. have fun drilling

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drilled it! Mar 26, 2012 16:41:14 GMT -5

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Post by peachfront on Mar 26, 2012 16:41:14 GMT -5

Oh yeah, the core drills definitely last longer. Not even a close contest, according to our experiments. Not looking to do small, dainty, fiddly stuff at the moment...looking to create bigger, more masculine or more casual items, so bigger holes are fine.

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drilled it! Mar 28, 2012 17:13:02 GMT -5

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Post by karock on Mar 28, 2012 17:13:02 GMT -5

Nice job. I tried drilling at first with a Dremmel and a used dental bit. It took forever and I gave up on the idea until I saw a demo of Rio Grande's mini drill press. now it is much easier with the small press (high speed and light pressure on and off to cool the drill)
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